What gets you out of bed in the morning? For me, it's not the dawn chorus or a mahoosive bowl of Ready Brek. It's moments like these...
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Ah Helen, this really means a lot to me. It's been such a pleasure working with Torin over the past year, and seeing his confidence grow was simply fantastic. I've got to say, I was over the moon when his story got published and I'll always remember how happy he was when he found out!
I can't wait to use these fun little boxes in our lessons! Each child will get one to fill with story ideas, interesting words, characters and all the creative nuggets that pop into their heads. Then when they need a bit of inspiration, they can have a quick rummage and find an idea that catches their eye.
Thanks so much to Lydia 🙂 It means a lot that Benny looked forward to our time together. He even wrote me this card, with two of his favourite games from our sessions on the front: Spelling Stepping Stones (on the left) and Spelling Basketball (on the right). I love it!
Unbelievably, it's now 15 years since I walked onto the stage at the Brighton Dome with a serious case of jelly-legs, ready to graduate with my English Literature & Education degree.
Torin, from Hurstpierpoint, was amazed to hear that his funny short story had been chosen for publication in a book. He loved playing around with language and creating characters like Count Spatula and a sausage dog made of sausages! What an achievement, Torin!
It's such a joy to tutor Claire's son, Charlie, and watch him grow into the confident Year 6 he is today! 😊
Louie, from Storrington, really rose to the challenge this week. He had a clever idea: what if he tried a trickier form of poem and aimed to win a national poetry competition?
"Ryan! Ryan!" came the call as I was walking down the garden path.
"I've made you this while your car is getting fixed!"
